Every chapter—coaching, ministry, motherhood, loss, moving—taught me something that now shapes how I guide others with empathy, educate with intention, and help people make informed, confident decisions about their future.

The day we arrived in Wenatchee, we stood in our new house surrounded by bare subfloors, drywall dust in the air, and a jungle of a backyard. The floors weren’t done yet, the walls needed paint, and we had just moved our entire life across the ocean. But I remember standing there thinking—this is it. This is where we start again.

Just months earlier, we were living on Maui, where we'd been for ten years. Before that, I was living in San Diego, where I got more involved in church. Through the church’s running group, I found healing and purpose, and unexpectedly, it opened the door to ministry. One opportunity led to another, and eventually I said yes to something I never imagined: moving to Maui to serve. I went to help young men use basketball as a tool to build character and earn opportunities off the island. That work reflected what I’ve always been drawn to—teaching, coaching, and helping people grow.

Maui is where I met my husband, became a mother, and built a strong mom community. But in 2022, three key moments made us realize it was time for something different. First, we took a long, multi-leg trip to Sweden to visit my brother. After 17 hours of travel with two small kids, we knew—we were too far from family. A few days later, I got the call that my dad had passed away alone in his home. I flew to California with my baby and stepped into the emotional and logistical weight of losing a parent with no will or plan in place. I wish I’d been closer to him during his final years and dealt with a lot of regret and grief on top of handling his estate.

Then, not long after, my husband’s cousin—his closest friend—bought a home in Wenatchee. He had always wanted to live close to him. Suddenly, we saw the opportunity to have what we realized over those three pivotal moments we had been missing. We wanted to live closer to family. We wanted community. We wanted a new chapter for our family.

So we sold our Maui home, shipped a container with everything we owned, and made the move to Washington. We bought a house that needed love and poured ourselves into it. My husband did the flooring. I designed the kitchen. We painted every wall and turned it into something of our own. Around the same time, my mom and I purchased a townhome to renovate and rent. Between that, helping her buy and sell, and navigating our own move, something clicked.

After everything I had walked through—cross-country moves, managing my dad’s estate, helping my family through major life changes—I felt called to walk alongside others as they navigate their own transitions. My goal is not only to handle the technical side of organizing the transaction but to be the support and guide I wish I had while going through big life changes. By prioritizing people and their best interests, I’ve already seen the positive impact this work can have.

Today, my mom and mother-in-law live nearby, our kids have made friends and settled in, I'm coaching girls' volleyball, running a café with my mom, and growing my real estate business. It feels like all the different parts of my life that I enjoy have come together here.

When I look back, I see how God had a plan, even when I couldn’t see it. Each challenge had a lesson. And now, I get to walk with others through their own transitions—helping them move forward with trusted support and confidence in their next steps.

I’ve found that explaining the how and the why removes a lot of the uncertainties that can hold people back. It’s how I learned to teach movements in Pilates, explaining how to do it and what it is doing for your body. In real estate, that means explaining the steps of buying and selling, answering questions, and pinpointing the ultimate reason behind the move so we can center the process on that end goal.

I take as much off my clients’ plates as possible so they don’t have to carry the weight of the process alone. I coordinate vendors, schedule cleanings and repairs, oversee staging, manage marketing, handle paperwork, and guide the transaction from start to finish. I also care deeply about helping people plan not just for now, but for the future. After losing my dad and having to manage everything without a will or plan, I encourage my clients at any age to make sure their home and assets are set up to benefit the people they love. By prioritizing relationships, I strive to be a lifelong resource here for anything you need now and in the future!

With gratitude,

Genevieve Pinkerton